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CVE-2015-7513

Description

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 does not reset the PIT counter values during state restoration, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and host OS crash) via a zero value, related to the kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit and kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit2 functions.

Risk Information

Base Score
6.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.061

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-2887-1) linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic_3.13.0-77.121_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2887-1) linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic_3.13.0-77.121_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2887-1) linux-image-3.13.0-77-lowlatency_3.13.0-77.121_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2887-1) linux-image-3.13.0-77-lowlatency_3.13.0-77.121_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty (USN-2887-2) linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic_3.13.0-77.121~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty (USN-2887-2) linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic_3.13.0-77.121~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2889-1) linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic_3.19.0-49.55_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2889-1) linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic_3.19.0-49.55_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2889-1) linux-image-3.19.0-49-lowlatency_3.19.0-49.55_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2889-1) linux-image-3.19.0-49-lowlatency_3.19.0-49.55_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234